Daily Trivia (September 14, 2020) Michael Jordan and General Knowledge Quiz
Written by Daniel Rackley
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We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today, including one about the great Michael Jordan, the first baseball player to have his number retired, and the fear of high places. Good luck!
Hello everyone, welcome to your Daily Trivia for September 14, 2020!
We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today, including one about the great Michael Jordan, the first baseball player to have his number retired, and the fear of high places. Good luck!
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Daniel RackleyDaily Trivia 9/14/2020 Quiz Questions
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Question 1
What North Carolina-based NBA team is Michael Jordan the majority owner of?
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AToronto Raptors
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BMiami Heat
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CCharlotte Hornets
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DChicago Bulls
Charlotte Hornets
Following his retirement from basketball, Michael Jordan became the first former NBA player to become a majority owner of an NBA team when he purchased an approximate 97% stake in the Charlotte Hornets.
Question 2
Which of the following Presidents became both Vice President and President without being elected?
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AGerald Ford
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BGeorge Washington
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CHarry Truman
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DJohn Adams
Gerald Ford
President Gerald Ford became the first person to be appointed Vice President under the terms of the 25th Amendment following the resignation of the previous Vice President. When President Nixon resigned, Ford was sworn in as President.
Question 3
Which of the following musical acts recorded the album "Please Please Me"?
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AThe Beatles
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BThe Who
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CElvis Presley
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DMetallica
The Beatles
Released in 1963, "Please Please Me" was the debut studio album by 'The Beatles'.
Question 4
In what state will you find Stone Mountain, one of the largest single masses of exposed granite on Earth?
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AKentucky
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BTennessee
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CGeorgia
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DAlabama
Georgia
The mass of granite known as Stone Mountain is located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, near Atlanta.
Question 5
What is the only continent on Earth where giraffes naturally live?
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ASouth America
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BAfrica
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CEurope
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DAsia
Africa
You might see a giraffe in a zoo just about anywhere in the world, but the only place where you will find one roaming naturally is on the continent of Africa.
Question 6
On May 29, 1953, Nepali Indian Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay and which of the following men became the first ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
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AEdmund Hillary
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BTom Crean
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CFrank Cole
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DReinhold Messner
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Question 7
Which of the following actors was Nick Nolte's costar in the film "48 Hrs."?
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ARichard Pryor
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BJohn Candy
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CAl Franken
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DEddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
In the film, Nick Nolte's character pulls Eddie Murphy's character from federal prison for a period of two days to help him catch a dangerous criminal.
Question 8
The Guadiana River flows through which of the following European countries?
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AColombia
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BGermany
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CSpain
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DBrazil
Spain
The Guadiana River is a 508-mile long river that flows through Portugal and Spain.
Question 9
Which of the following bands originally recorded the song "Highway to Hell"?
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AAC/DC
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BDeep Purple
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CMetallica
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DBlack Sabbath
AC/DC
"Highway to Hell" was the opening track to an AC/DC album of the same name. "Highway to Hell" was originally released in July of 1979.
Question 10
Which of the following Michael Keaton films was released on June 23, 1989?
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ANight Shift
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BBatman
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CThe Founder
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DOne Good Cop
Batman
"Batman" was released on June 23, 1989, and starred Michael Keaton.
Question 11
What kind of phobia is defined as a fear of high places?
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ATapephobia
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BAcrophobia
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CXenophobia
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DBotophobia
Acrophobia
Acrophobia is described as an extreme or irrational fear of heights.
Question 12
Which state did former Vice President Dick Cheney represent while he was a member of Congress?
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AKansas
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BWyoming
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CColorado
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DMichigan
Wyoming
In 1978, future Vice President Dick Cheney was elected to represent Wyoming in the House of Representatives. He continued to serve in that capacity until 1989.
Question 13
Which member of the New York Yankees was the first baseball player to have his uniform number retired?
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APete Rose
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BLou Gehrig
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CBabe Ruth
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DMiller Huggins
Lou Gehrig
MLB legend Lou Gherig was the first baseball player to have his number retired. The New York Yankees retired the #4 following Gherig's retirement due to contracting ALS.
Question 14
Which of the following men was the Vice President of the United States during President Lincoln's first term?
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AHannibal Hamlin
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BWilliam Seward
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CAndrew Johnson
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DJames Buchanan
Hannibal Hamlin
For the first term that President Lincoln was elected for, Hannibal Hamlin was his Vice President.
Question 15
The longest river in the world is located on which continent?
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ASouth America
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BAsia
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CNorth America
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DAfrica
Africa
The continent of Africa is home to the largest river in the world, the Nile, which measures 4,157 miles long.
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